I’ve walked creeks around mid-eastern Missouri, especially Jackson Co . I have always surfaced hunted and found artifacts from paleo to Mississippian times. My question is: does anyone have better luck digging in creeks rather than surface hunting? Thanks for your time!
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I hunted creeks all my life and only recently have started finding a few pieces (as a learn more about finding higher odds locations and how to better systemically search when on the creek). I have only sifted a couple of times and no luck. I’m sure my lack of productivity is from my inexperience more than anything. I have however started walking fields this year. I LOVE it. So much less margin for error. Someone once said arrow head hunting in a field consists of finding rocks in a sea of dirt. Hunting creeks is finding specific types of rocks in a sea of rocks. I always wonder how many I’ve missed in the creek!Hunting in Central Ohio
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Hi Eastern, I have hunted river/ creek banks and Beaches many years. I very rarely do any digging. I know you don't have to dig to find Artifacts. I can't tell anyone how to find relics. All I can say is that I have seen several spots where unscruplious collectors have destroyed sites for their own profit. On one island site we measured one trench that was 75 feet long! with holes everywhere. I met the guy that was destroying the site. As it turned out he sold his entire collection and made BIG money. Once I hunted in the water on a beach site and found over 75 Artifacts! If you put in the time, you will find surface Artifacts. You really don't have to dig. Now on the other hand those who do dig, and take note and catalog all there finds they do, do a service. I try to record all my sites with the State Archaeological lab, so my research is not lost when I die. Very important. KimKnowledge is about how and where to find more Knowledge. Snyder County Pa.
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Depends on what season it is, spring, early summer I'm in the fields, come fall and winter it's a mix of digging, field walking and creek hunting until it snows. I've never dug in a creek but have had success sifting sandbars...best finds have come digging on sites. As Tom mentioned pay close attention to the laws.Near the PA/Ohio state line
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I have spent most of my time hunting creeks . Have not sifted as much as I probably should ? l have had lots of interesting finds at the base of root systems near creeks . Seems to me like it’s more than pieces getting caught up in roots . Not sure if it would be considered a cache .? But I think they sometimes staged things in the roots knowing that would’ve secured somehow ? I find variety of artifacts . All purpose tools . Effigy pieces etc. some points . But not smokers or great arrowheads . I feel like I am on the campsite for sure . But have started to think that maybe the better arrowheads are on higher grounds close to the creeks but on the ridges nearest tree lines overhangs of course if there or any type of hillsides . They could also make wigwams for shelter . However I am very new at it . I have not dug under rock areas yet . Have some spots near my creeks that I will try soon . Just tough when u don’t know where to start . I know that sometimes sometimes rock piles can be deceiving & I have noticed them in areas that I hunt . Making sure to never disturb things that you shouldn’t . I have seen things in the woods that appear that they could be spiritual in nature . I absolutely love this stuff . I do look forward to the digging process around , below or above the overhangs . I also want to make sure that I take the equal to replace & or give something back !!! Not sure if maybe dropping some plant or flower seeds for the animals is something appropriate ? Seems to me that they left a lot of great things , gifts behind for us to find . Seems to me they paid a lot of tribute to nature around them . Think it’s important to give back something. Think that’s how they did it . This is my first comment . Thanks Brian .
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I have tried all three surface hunting I have had the most luck with. Ncreeks are tougher limited luck haven’t tried sifting the sand bars yet as for digging no luck at all but l am not deterred always wanting to try something differentNWOhio
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